Wolsingham School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 148109
- Address
- The Grammar School Building, West End, Wolsingham, DL13 3DJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 743 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.6%
- Persistent absence
- 24.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.1%
White British 95%
Other White 1.5%
Mixed 1.2%
Unclassified 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.6
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.84
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 5 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 36 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 126 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 125 |
| French | GCSE | 14 |
| Geography | GCSE | 66 |
| History | GCSE | 70 |
Admissions
Wolsingham School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 156
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 214
- 2nd preference
- 142
- 3rd preference
- 83
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 153
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 154 83 71 |
| Year 8 | 143 77 66 |
| Year 9 | 158 72 86 |
| Year 10 | 159 75 84 |
| Year 11 | 129 62 67 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 80.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 60.0% 45.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 31.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 3.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.8% 3.0% |